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Springborg ambivalent about science and technology policy
THE spectacular rise of the bioscience and medical innovation sector in Brisbane did not rate a mention in Queensland Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg’s speech to the Committee for Economic Development yesterday. The omission followed a day after the potential premier and Liberal National Party candidate…
Author: The Australian
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Let’s Open the Door to Cuba and Its Promising Diabetes Treatments
Arley Concepcion Gonzalez, 14, being tested for arterial hypertension. William Soler Pediatric Teaching Hospital, Havana. Photo: Magnum Foundation By Gail A. Reed The debates about what constitutes a real relationship with Cuba continue on the eve of President Obama’s trip Sunday. Should the embargo be…
Author: San Francisco Chronicle
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Four Successful Innovators Earn UCSF’s Highest Honor
By Leland Kim on April 3, 2012 Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, will bestow the University’s highest honor to four internationally renowned innovators and leaders for outstanding contributions in areas associated with UCSF’s mission to advance health worldwide. She will present the UCSF Medal at the 2012 Founder’s Day…
Author: University of California, San Francisco
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Cuba's Health Care System Receiving Renewed Attention
Research and Education Facilities on the Isle of Youth in Cuba. Photo: Magnum Foundation For over a decade, Atlantic has invested in Cuba’s approach to health care: universal, accessible, patient-centered and anchored in primary-care prevention. Despite scarcities and the effects of the U.S. embargo, Cuba…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Ireland Well Placed to Become a Global Leader in Digital Healthcare
Ireland well placed to become a global leader in digital healthcare. Photo: Shutterstock By John Kennedy, Silicon Republic Ireland – with its concentration of ICT giants, pharmaceutical and medical device makers – is strategically placed to become a world leader in digital healthcare technologies, a…
Author: Silicon Republic
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On Mission Bay’s 10th Anniversary, Hospital Construction Surges Forward
The new UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay, shown in this December 2012 photo, continues to take shape across the street from the research campus. Construction of the 289-bed state-of-the-art hospital complex for children, women and cancer patients is moving along swiftly, on schedule and…
Author: UCSF
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Atlantic Founding Chairman Grants Speed Medical Research and Collaboration on Several Continents
Since coming to Atlantic a few years ago, I’ve become aware, on an almost daily basis, of the enormous impact that this formerly anonymous foundation has had over the years across a range of areas and geographies. One part of the story that should be more widely…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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'Safety first' for hi-tech funding
THE Liberal National Party is considering redirecting $120 million in Smart State funds away from risky start-ups to hi-technology companies struggling to remain viable, if it wins government. Opposition treasury spokesman Tim Nicholls told The Australian a defensive, risk-averse strategy was necessary as venture capital…
Author: The Australian
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Nidus Center chief leaving to form venture capital fund
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH 14 Feb 2008 By Rachel Melcer Bob Calcaterra proudly presided over the Tuesday night graduation of three companies from the Nidus Center for Scientific Enterprise, a biotech business incubator he has run since its inception. It wasn’t the first such ceremony in…
Author: ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
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